Metalworking machine



Dec. 8, 1936.

O. PROBACH METALWORKING MACHINE Filed Oct. 2, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 8, 1936. Q PROBACH 2,063,339

METALWORKING MACHINE Filed Oct. 2, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.6

Patented Dec. 8, 1936 I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE METALWORKIN G MACHINE Otto Probach, Leipzig-Mockern, Germany, assignor to The National Acme Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application October 2, 1935, Serial No. 43,135 In Germany May 26, 1933 12 Claims. (01. 29-60) The invention relates to metal working maing a, plurality of work spindles 21 each provided chines and more particularly to automatic mawith a collet or chuck 20.

chine tools having a plurality of work spindles Each spindle head 2! is constructed in known and a magazine for the blanks. manner and adapted to grip the work blank in- It is an object of the invention to provide a sorted therein under the control of the usual 5 mechanism for conveying the blanks from the ha s W e ej means such as intermagazine and introducing them into the chucks changeable re ili nt t p pi p vi w a of the spindles during the idle period, 1. e. during flange are adap d to be fitted Within e standthe time during which the tools are withdrawn, aid j lO the spindle carrier is indexed and the tools are The Spindle Carrie! is adapted to be indexed "1'0 advanced again for a new operation, into the successive operating positions in known A further object of the invention is the provimanner, to allow the v i tools, as s. he sion of an improved loading mechanism, simple tools 25 on the tool slide or tool slides l9, to opin construction, efficient in u e, easily applied crate upon the articles to be worked and carried and consisting of but few parts. by the various work spindles. The operating po- According to the present invention, the loading sition F is that at which the worked articles are mechanism comprises a cross-slide reciprocating elected removed from the spindles, and a new during the idle period between successive tooling blank in d as in i in Fi 2 n Fi 1- operations between the magazine and one oper- In the frame is mounted a Ca shaft l3 atin position of a spindle to bring individual r i the v i c m f r p r n e s v ral 20 blanks into alignment with the chuck of the said pa f e m hin these cam in l in a m spindle and means associated with the cross-slide and a cam El, the P p Of Which Will be for longitudinal displacement of an aligned blank later described into the chuck prior to the commencement of the The blanks H to be Worked are carried in an next tooling operation. Preferably alongitudinal inclined magazine l Which is rigidly connected 25 slide actuated from a cam on the shaft carrying 170 the Cross-slide pp frame 3 0f t e mathe cam actuating the cross-slide serves for inchine by means of braChet The Cross-slide troducing the aligned blank into t chuck. support 3 slidably carries a cross-slide 4 on which In the accom a i drawings which inustmte is secured an adjustable guide block 5 provided by way of example one constructional form of the With an upper fiat surface and pp g a n- 30 invention; gitudinally movable slide 6. The cross-slide 4 Fig 1 is Sectional side elevation of part of is arranged to be moved backwards and forwards an automatic metal working machine with five in its w v by i y im means h for spindles emb d i th invention instance by a cam 21 mounted upon and driven 3.3 Fig. 2 is a side view of the cross-slide and magby the 0am shaft l3 0 the machine as s own in azine when in the chucking o t o Fig. 1. The said cam 2'! acts upon a double armed Fig. 3 is a fragmentary iew simuar t Fig. 2 lever 28 pivoted to the machine frame and carrybut with the parts in the blank loading position. ing at its l w end a w r r ller n in h Fig. l is a plan view of the cross-slide and assocam the pp e d being in enga e t W th ciated parts in the position immediately prior to the cross-slide 4. The ma ne I is c0nstrl10ted 40 the chucking operation. as shown as an inclined closed trough terminat- Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 after the chucking at its l w nd in n ap rture 23 immediing operation. ately above the level of the upper surface 26 of Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the operation the guide block 5, if the cross-slide 4 is moved of the spring urged cradle lever. forwardly towards the work spindles. 45

Figs. la-7f show in diagrammatic form the se- The long y movable slide 6 is p v quence of operations at the loading and unloadn s pp r side With a recess 9 0 0 d at O e ing spindle position from the chucking operation end and forming a w t Th s ss 9 is 10- of a blank to the ejection of the worked article. t d in a nt W the p u 23 0f the The invention is shown applied to an automatic aga n Wh n the Cross-slide 4 is m V d rear- 50 metal working machine provided with a plurality Wardly to its loading position as will be later of work spindles as e. g. an automatic turret described. lathe, the main construction of which follows The said slide 6 is arranged to be moved to and normal practice. The machine has a frame upon fro upon the guide block 5 in a direction parallel which the spindle carrier I8 is mounted, carrywith the axes of the work spindles under the con- 55 o l I trol of a cam drum I4 carried by and secured to the cam shaft I3. This movement of the slide is effected by means of a two armed lever I5 pivoted to the frame of the machine and carrying at its lower end a follower roller in engagement with suitable cams on the cam drum I4 while its upper end is connected by a link It to a lever I! which is pivoted at one end to the cross-slide 4 and is in engagement with the longitudinally movable slide 6 at its upper end.

To accommodate the adjustment of the guide block 5 such as is necessary in accordance with varying sizes of work being handled, the fulcrum or pivot of the lever I7 is made adjustable by its arrangement upon a slide block 4 carried in a groove in the cross-slide 4 and arranged to be clamped in position by bolts 4*. In View of the arcuate motion of the upper end of the lever I5 and the transverse motion. imparted to the crossslide 4 carrying the guide block 5 and lever II, suitably flexible or universal type joints are provided at the points of connection I5 and N respectively, of the link It to the levers I5 and I I.

A cradle lever 'I is pivotally mounted by means of a pivot pin 3 to the right hand side (as viewed in Figs. 1, 4, and 5) of the guide block 5. This cradle lever I is also provided at one end with a recess I I] and is held in its normal position with its recess II] in alignment with the recess 9 in the slide 6 by the action of a spring I2 secured at one end to the cradle lever I and at the other end to the guide block 5 and serving to urge this lever I against a stop pin '1 as shown in Fig. 3.

The operation of the loading mechanism is as follows: The magazine I is filled with work blanks I I and due to the inclined position of the magazine, these blanks are gravity fed to the outlet aperture 23. When the cross slide 4 carrying the guide block 5, slide 6 and cradle lever 'I is moved into the position shown in Fig. 3 under the control of the cam 21, the recesses 9 and ID come beneath the aperture 23 and the lowermost blank I I within the magazine falls into these recesses and is carried thereby (Fig. 7a). During this operation the usual high speed indexing of the spindle carrier I8 takes place, and when completed the cross slide 4 and parts carried thereby are rapidly moved by the cam 27 to the position shown in Fig. 2. In this position the recesses 9 and II] together with the work blank II carried therein are in axial alignment with the work spindle 2! at the operating position F. The upper surface 26 of the guide block 5 acts to close the aperture 23 and so prevent displacement of the remaining work blanks I I contained therein.

As soon as this position of alignment of. the work blank with the spindle 2! is reached the slide 6 is moved longitudinally under the control of the cam I4 through the intermediary of lever I5, link It and lever I1, and by reason of the closed end pocket formation of the recess 9, the work blank II is shifted longitudinally through the cradle lever recess I6 into the orifice of the chuck 2B of the work spindle 2! at the operating position F. This chuck 20 is opened by the appropriate operation of its control mechanism in known manner. The blank II is inserted into the chuck 29 by the continued movement of the slide 6 and eventually displaces the head of the spring urged stop pin 22; the chuck 28 is then closed by its operating mechanism and grips the blank II in position with the stop pin 22 compressed (Fig. '71)). When the blank II has been gripped by the chuck the slide 5 is restored to its retracted position by the operation of the cam l4 and is thus freed from the blank II. The cross-slide 4 carrying the guide block 5, slide 6 and associated parts is'then retracted to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 7c; the cradle lever I being depressed by contact with the blank Ii held by the chuck 2i! as shown in Fig. 6, but is restored to its position with the recess I0 in alignment with the pocket-recess 9 of the slide 6 by the action of the spring I2. Immediately the cross slide 4 is withdrawn as above described, the space in front of the chuck 20 is entirely free and it is possible to arrange to operate upon the blank II gripped by the chuck with an appropriate tool 25 (Fig. 7d) while still in the operating position F normally assigned to removal and introduction of work. At the conclusion of the tooling operation, during which the tool 25 has been applied to the blank II, this tool is withdrawn in unison with the tools at the other operating positions, and the spindle carrier I8 is then rapidly indcxed to bring the work spindles 2I to their next operating positions, thus presenting a worked article II at the operating position F (Fig. 7c). The chuck 20 is then opened by its associated mechanism in known manner and by reason of the previous compression of the spring urged stop pin 22, the worked article I I is ejected (Fig. 7f). Meanwhile the cross-slide 4 in its retracted position has once more brought the recesses S and I0 into register with the aperture 23 ofv the magazine I and a new blank II loaded in the manner previously described. After the ejection of the worked article the mechanism is ready (Fig. '71) to repeat the above described cycle of operations, and so obtain anunloading, loading and tooling operation at the operating station F in addition to the normal operations at the remaining stations.

Therefore, according to the invention it is possible for as many tools to be provided as there are working spindles because the loading is completed before the tools again become operative and there is no need to dispense with the use of a tool in the loading position.

What I claim is:

1. In an automatic metal working machine, the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles and means carried by the said cross-slide and comprising a pair of work supporting members, one shiftable transversely of said cross-slide for tranferring a blank from the magazine to the chuck.

2. In an automatic metal working machine, the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles, and a pair of work supporting members mounted on the cross slide and having movements in transverse planes, one shiftable to feed the work into the chuck and the other shiftable to free the work.

3. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, 3. plurality of rotary work spindlescarried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles, and means carried by the cross slide and comprising a pair of work supporting members, one

shiftable transversely of said cross slide for transferring a blank from the magazine to the chuck, said transversely shiftable member actuated by cams of a cam shaft.

4. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary wo-rk spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles, and a pair of work supporting members mounted on the cross slide and having movements in transverse planes, one shiftable to feed the work into the chuck and the other shiftable to free the work, the latter having a recess for supporting one end of the blank fed from the magazine.

5. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles and a longitudinal slide mounted on the crossslide and provided with a recess means for actuating said longitudinal slide, a cradle lever pivoted on the cross-slide and provided with a recess for supporting the other end of the blank fed.

6. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles, a longitudinal slide mounted on the cross-slide and provided with a recess, means for actuating said longitudinal slide, a spring pressed cradle lever pivoted on the cross-slide and provided with a recess.

7. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles and a longitudinal slide mounted on the cross-slide and provided with a recess forming a pocket for one end of the blank fed, means for actuating said longitudinal slide, a spring pressed cradle lever pivoted on the said cross-slide and provided with a recess over which the blank is shifted into the chuck.

8. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide, means including a pivotally mounted lever operated by a cam of the cam drum for moving the said cross-slide rectangular to the axes of the work spindles, a longitudinal slide mounted on the cross-slide and means including a pivotally mounted lever operated by a cam of the said cam shaft for moving the said longitudinal slide in the axial direction of the work spindles.

9. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each Work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved 'at right angles to the axes of the work spindles and a longitudinal slide mounted on the crossslide and provided with a recess forming a pocket for one end of the blank fed, a spring pressed cradle lever pivoted on the said cross-slide, means for moving the longitudinal slide and comprising a pivotally mounted lever operated by a cam, a link connected to the said lever and a second pivotally mounted lever, the upper end of which engages the longitudinal slide.

10. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a. plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles and a longitudinal slide mounted on the cross-slide and provided with a recess forming a pocket for one end of the blank fed, a spring pressed cradle lever pivoted on the said crossslide, means for moving the longitudinal slide and comprising a pivotally mounted lever operated by a cam, a link connected to the said lever and a second pivotally mounted lever influenced by a spring and the pivot of which being adjustable and the upper end of which engages the longitudinal slide.

11. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks, a cross-slide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles and a longitudinal slide mounted on the crossslide and provided with a recess forming a pocket for one end of the blank fed, a spring pressed cradle lever pivoted on the said cross-slide, means for moving the longitudinal slide and comprising a pivotally mounted lever operated by a cam, a link connected to the said lever and a second pivotally mounted lever influenced by a spring and the pivot of which being adjustable and the upper end of which engages the longitudinal slide, universal joints being provided to the points of connection between the link and both levers.

12. In an automatic metal working machine the combination of a rotary spindle carrier, a plurality of rotary work spindles carried thereby, a chuck for each work spindle, a magazine for the blanks and having an outlet aperture, a crossslide adapted to be moved at right angles to the axes of the work spindles and carrying a guide block provided with a flat upper surface for the purpose of closing the outlet aperture of the magazine in its forward movement with the crossslide, a longitudinal slide mounted on the said cross-slide and means for actuating said last slide.

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